NOTRE-DAME DE L'ASSOMPTION CHURCH
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Church nicknamed Church of the Creve-Coeur by the Protestants, with 18th century woodwork, an organ dating from 1739, statues
This majestic church is rich in history: long before its foundation, there was a Protestant temple here built in 1576. It was attributed by Louis XIII in 1642 to the Jesuits, who had founded a college in Metz. The church was built between 1665 and 1741: it was nicknamed the Church of the Heartbreak by Protestants. Later, a whole complex was built around the college. This one will function until 1762, the year of the suppression of the Jesuit order. It was in 1803 that the church was returned to worship. The main façade is the same as that of the Jesuit novitiate in Paris. Built in Jaumont stone, it has two floors, with twin Doric pilasters evoking the Italian Renaissance style. It is true that in the square reigns like an air of Italy... The interior, although dark, is distinguished by a well-preserved set of 18th century woodwork adorning the aisles. These contain both the Way of the Cross and sculpted confessionals from the same period. The organ was built in 1729 by Cavaille Coll. As for the stained glass windows of the choir, they are later (around 1840) and signed Maréchal. Their different themes deserve attention. The statues (of the main altars and the choir) are the work of the Austrian sculptor Molknecht, a student of Canova.
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